American Oil Co. v. Colonial Oil Co.

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

The gravamen of the complaint in this case is that on August 13, 1940, American Oil Company, a Maryland corporation, took forcible possession of the premises known as the Palmetto Filling Station in Denmark, South Carolina, in violation of the right of Colonial Oil Company, a Georgia corporation, to occupy and use the station under a valid lease from the owners. Three agreements of lease are alleged to have been made: (1) A written lease of December 13, 1932 for a term of ten years from date at a rental of lc per gallon of gasoline sold on the premises, payable monthly,…